King County, Texas: power grid and siting data
King County is in ERCOT's WEST load zone. It has 3 mapped substations, owned mostly by State Of Texas, Thompson Sloan and AEP Texas; the highest voltage is 345 kV. The ERCOT queue lists 4 generation projects (2 solar and 2 wind) and 0 battery storage projects here.
Substations in King County
1 at 345 kV, 1 at 138 kV, 1 at 69 kV and below.
ERCOT interconnection queue
4 generation projects are queued in King County: 2 solar and 2 wind. By stage: 2 with a signed interconnection agreement and 2 in full interconnection study. No battery storage projects are queued.
From the ERCOT GIS report. Project names, developers, MW and dates are on Pro.
Planned transmission
No planned substations, lines or upgrades are recorded in King County.
Wholesale power prices
The WEST load zone averaged $57.31/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days. Nearest generator pricing nodes: ANCHOR_ALL $36.22, FOARDCTY_ALL $34.96 and COTTON_PAP2 $45.95.
ERCOT day-ahead settlement point prices. Hourly history, battery spreads and real-time prices are on the map.
Jurisdiction
Nearest city to the county center: Benjamin (26.3 mi). Outside city limits and ETJ, development falls under county rules and state law. City limits and estimated ETJ are on the map.
Nearby counties
See King County on the map
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Sources: HIFLD and OpenStreetMap substations and lines, ERCOT GIS report (queue, 2026-09), ERCOT day-ahead prices, TxDOT and StratMap boundaries, Barrio Energy research. Updated 2026-11-09. Screening data only; the serving utility confirms capacity.